Deck 4: The Evolution of Human Mate Choice

Question 1

Bonobos are:

A) A species of gorilla
B) A species of fruit fly
C) A species of gibbon
D) A species of chimpanzee

Answer 1

A species of chimpanzee

Question 2

The provisioning hypothesis is particularly associated with:

A) Tooby & DeVore
B) Tanner & Zihlman
C) Washburn & Lancaster
D) Baker & Bellis

Answer 2

Tooby & DeVore

Question 3

Male common chimpanzees have been known to kill infants - an act believed by some to:

A) Bring a female back into oestrus more rapidly
B) Ensure that any new offspring are likely to be those of the infanticidal individual
C) Both a and b
D) Neither a nor b

Answer 3

Both a and b

Question 4

Males of which of the following species have the largest penises:

A) Gorilla
B) Common Chimpanzee
C) Human
D) Bonobo

Question 5

Common chimpanzees share approximately what proportion of genes with us:

A) 94%
B) 98%
C) 100%
D) 96%

Question 6

Silverback gorillas can weigh up to:

A) 300 pounds
B) 400 pounds
C) 500 pounds
D) 700 pounds

Question 7

Who initially suggested that a man's sperm count rises quite dramatically when he has been away from his partner for some time:

A) Clark & Hatfield
B) Baker & Bellis
C) Buss & Schmitt
D) Alexander & Noonan

Question 8

Being sexually aroused by novel females in males is known as:

A) Developmental flexibility
B) The Kinsey effect
C) The Coolidge effect
D) The Hefner effect

Question 9

Which evolutionists suggested that the possibility of cuckoldry is the reason that marriage was invented since it acted to increase a male's certainty of paternity:

A) Clark & Hatfield
B) Baker & Bellis
C) Buss & Schmitt
D) Alexander & Noonan

Question 10

Males of which of the following species have the largest testes:

A) Gorilla
B) Common Chimpanzee
C) Human
D) Bonobo

Question 11

There is evidence that girls whose father is absent during development:

A) Begin to menstruate at an earlier age
B) Begin to menstruate at an older age
C) Stop menstruating at an earlier age
D) Stop menstruating at an older age

Question 12

According to Buss and Schmitt (1993) how many male partners would the average female like to have over a 1 year period:

A) 1
B) 3
C) 6
D) 10

Question 13

The best hunters have the most wives in:

A) Monogamous societies
B) Polyandrous societies
C) Polygynous societies
D) Baboon societies

Question 14

Bonobo troops typically have how many individuals:

A) 10-20
B) 20-40
C) 40-60
D) 50-120

Question 15

In which species of baboon do the males have a large white 'mane':

A) Red baboon
B) Yellow baboon
C) Olive baboon
D) Hamadryas baboon

Question 16

According to Buss and Schmitt (1993) how many female partners would the average male like to have over a 1 year period:

A) 1
B) 6
C) 3
D) 10

Question 17

The rare western sub-species Gorilla gorilla diehli consists of how many individuals:

A) 300
B) 400
C) 500
D) 700

Question 18

Which of the following female characteristics came out as number 1 in Buss's list of mate preference for males:

A) Good looks
B) Emotional stability
C) Dependability
D) Love

Question 19

According to Buss, in cultures where women are financially dependent on men that we can expect to see:

A) Chastity rated highly for a female partner
B) Chastity not rated highly for a female partner
C) Chastity rated highly for a male partner
D) Chastity not rated highly for a male partner

Question 20

Workman and Reader call the permanently swollen breasts of human females:

A) The Jordan effect
B) Dishonest oestrus
C) Cryptic oestrus
D) False oestrus